Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. Management buyout: If you’ve built a business whose legacy you want to see continued long after you’re gone, you may want to consider turning to your employees. Who needs an exit strategy?

Exit Strategy 117

Exit Strategy Lock-up Period Merger IPO 117

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In some Unicorns, the company was co-founded by Israelis but the centre of operation is US (like in the case of Coursera), so curators have to apply their own judgement on whether the startup is considered Israeli or not. That’s generally great, but it hasn’t all been well received in the public opinion.

Israel 168

Israel Lock-up Period Merger IPO 168

Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2018

The next two years could be epic for tech IPOs and the Bay Area specifically — the combined market caps of the pipeline, even taken with a discount, total in the hundreds of billions, with many of the key shareholders (as investors and employees) residing in the Bay Area. How will they price Lyft (operating just in the U.S.)

Lock-up Period 103

Lock-up Period IPO New York Warrant 103

Haystack

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The result is more startups, more money and firms to fund it, and an increasing belief that access to technology-related equity (either as a founder, employee, or investor) must become increasingly democratized or rebalanced as a result of the compounding effects at scale we are now witnessing. 3/ The Streaming Media Effect.

China 146

China Startup Lock-up Period Cap Table 146